Ocean County , NJ History

Shamong Township Burlington County, New Jersey Federal Census 1880 Hse# Fam# Surname Name Age Birth Occupation 1 1 Cotton Thomas 59 NJ shoemaker Elizabeth 56 NJ keeping house Issac A. 27 NJ Somers B. 16 NJ Ella E. 13 NJ 2 2 Wilkinson John L. 48 Ireland farmer Susan 24 Ireland servant William 22 NJ farm labor Lilla F. 20 NJ at home C. Lewis 13 NJ at school 3 3 Brown Hannah 39 NJ farmer Mary 12 NJ at home C.Anna 9 NJ John L. 6 NJ Hannah 4 NJ Le Munyon Richard ?? NJ servant 4 4 Weeks Asa S. 49 NJ farmer Dorothy 36 NJ keeping house Howard W. 10 NJ at home Amanda 1 NJ Curtis W. 22 NJ farm labor *Curtis is listed as Asa...

from New Jersey Courier 10 Aug 1887 A singular fatal accident took place at Larrabee's saw mill at Atsion, last Tuesday night. Owing to the rush of work, a night force had been employed. Among them was a Samuel T. Perry, of Manchester, who worked night for the first time last week. While the saw was in operation, a slab was caught in it and thrown with fearful velocity, striking Perry in the abdomen. He was immediately seized with a fit of vomiting, which continued all night. On Wednesday morning he was removed to his home at Manchester, and Dr. E. C. Disbrow, of this town [meaning Toms River], was summoned. Internal hemhorrage, however, occurred, and on Thursday night he died. He was about 81 years old, and leaves a widow and three children. Funeral services were held on Monday at Giberson's Mills. A delegation from Raum Lodge, I.O.O.F., of this town, of which deceased was a member, attended and performed the rites of the order.

New Jersey Mirror 10 Aug 1887 A singular fatal accident took place at Larrabee's saw mill at Atsion, last Tuesday night. Owing to the rush of work, a night force had been employed. Among them was a Samuel T. Perry, of Manchester, who worked night for the first time last week. While the saw was in operation, a slab was caught in it and thrown with fearful velocity, striking Perry in the abdomen. He was immediately seized with a fit of vomiting, which continued all night. On Wednesday morning he was removed to his home at Manchester, and Dr. E. C. Disbrow, of this town [meaning Toms River], was summoned. Internal hemhorrage, however, occurred, and on Thursday night he died. He was about 81 years old, and leaves a widow and three children. Funeral services were held on Monday at Giberson's Mills. A delegation from Raum Lodge, I.O.O.F., of this town, of which deceased was a member, attended and performed the rites of the order.

I found the following obituary from May 24, 2000 in the Hammonton Gazzette concerning a modern resident of Atsion: Pickett B. Russell Jr., 78, of Atsion, NJ, died Saturday, May 20, at his residence. Born in Pine Bluff, Ark., Russell lived in the Atsion area most of his life. He was the owner of the Pic-A-Lilli Inn on Rt. 206 in Atsion. Built in 1920 by Russell's grandfather, Russell took over the family business in 1959 until the present. Russell was a lifelong member of the NJ Licensed Beverage Association and a former member of the Mt. Holly Moose Lodge. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Russell is predeceased by this late wife Florence (nee Hall) and his late son John "Buddy" Russell. Surviving him are: his children, Pickett Ben Russell III and his wife Sandy, of Berlin, Lillian "Bonnie" Halfmann and her husband Bill, of Atsion , Wallace Russell and his wife Ginny, of Atsion, Bruce Russell and his wife Sandy, of Winslow Twp, and Donald Russell, of ...

Hammonton Gazzette 24 May 2000 Pickett B. Russell Jr., 78, of Atsion, NJ, died Saturday, May 20, at his residence. Born in Pine Bluff, Ark., Russell lived in the Atsion area most of his life. He was the owner of the Pic-A-Lilli Inn on Rt. 206 in Atsion. Built in 1920 by Russell's grandfather, Russell took over the family business in 1959 until the present. Russell was a lifelong member of the NJ Licensed Beverage Association and a former member of the Mt. Holly Moose Lodge. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Russell is predeceased by this late wife Florence (nee Hall) and his late son John "Buddy" Russell. Surviving him are: his children, Pickett Ben Russell III and his wife Sandy, of Berlin, Lillian "Bonnie" Halfmann and her husband Bill, of Atsion , Wallace Russell and his wife Ginny, of Atsion, Bruce Russell and his wife Sandy, of Winslow Twp, and Donald Russell, of Atsion; and he was the loving grandfather of 14 and 6 great-grandchildren. Relati...